'Hateful Rhetoric!' GOP Senator Thoroughly Condemns Nick Fuentes When Confronted By NBC's Welker [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Nov 9th, 2025, 2:14 pm


Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) denounced Nick Fuentes for “hateful rhetoric” that he says does not represent conservatives or Americans in any way during an appearance on Meet the Press on Sunday morning.

Moderator Kristen Welker ended her interview with Lankford by asking about Fuentes, after his recent appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show sparked a heated debate online and within conservative circles about his beliefs — and whether programs should have him on at all.

“A lot of people thought it was a very chummy, friendly podcast,” Welker said about Carlson’s interview with Fuentes. “Fuentes is a white nationalist. He has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler. As the co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Fore for Combatting Anti-Semitism, do you believe there is room in the Republican Party for Nick Fuentes or anyone who shares his ideology?”

“No, I don’t. That’s not a conservative ideology at all. That’s a hateful rhetoric that’s inconsistent with even the United States Constitution, not just inconsistent with the Republican Party,” Lankford said. “So no, that’s not who we are.”

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